Spindle apparatus for spinning



July 27,1926. I

J. NHITEHEAD SPINDLE APPARATUS FOR SPINNING Filed Jan. 2 1925 Patented July 27, 192 6.

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Application filed January as, 1925, ser al No.

7 This invention relates to spindle apparatus for use in connection with spinning frames of the cap orsnnilar types and-the object is'to provide a true even running tube or wharle which rotate'sjunderbetter condi- 'tions o flu'bric-ation thanojbtained at present;

which necessitates comparatively little attention and in which the accumulation of parts I use and by virtue of special forms or-shapes of certain of these parts that l attain the hereinbefore stated object.

These said partscomprise a. thrust bear-y ing and an absorbent washer or washers all contained within a receptacle for lubricant, a novel form of wharle wlthlubrlcant reserving or shielding characteristics and further absorbent washer (or washers) contained 1n 'areceptacle (or resting-on the lifter rail) with a shield or casing to encircle the base or lower part of the said wharle. In order that my invention may be readily understood, I have hereunto. ap

pended a sheet of drawings to illustrate same and in which Fig. 1 is a sectional proved apparatus. v

Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof."v

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the tube or wharle Iv use. 1 I

Mounted within a receptacle a through which the spindle 3) passes are two absorbent washers 0 and '0 of felt or like mate rialythe bore of the washer 0' bearing on the spindle. The receptacle a has a central opening to allow the spindle perfect freedom of rotation and this openingLis bounded by a raised flange a so that a'certain'depth of liquid lubricant may be retained by it within this receptacle and thus ensure that the washers c, 0 are charged with oil.[

Mounted upon the upper washer 0 is a thrust hearing which preferably comprises hard metal washers d, d with highly polishedsurfaces forming the race'between which balls .6 is the spaclng member'or llllg elevation or". my im- I 5,226, and i-nGreat Britain vra-iiua-ryaa ie'a i;

0 are arrangedto take; A cover a "is;.pro"- vided for the receptaclea and this cover t me -Ftg E;

has an opening difthrough which a bear- 111g part on thei wharle hereinafter explain'ed may tal;e,- to bear upon-the upper washer-(Z01 the bearing. The casing a with its cover}a?arepreterablyot sheet metal The spindle wharle f has its bottom flange g of inverted 'cup or truncated cone shape and this flange extends so as to encircle the casingffawith its cover aflthis being so arranged to prevent the access of fluff, fibre or dirt to the nterior of the casing. afvia lower compartment or receptacle ay'hereinafter explainedand described, saiddirt or fibre isfthrown' oif tangentially from the said, flange 9 by which means the mouth at the'hase of the -flange i ti n j I A d0wnl P jecting. extension 5 on the clear of such extraneous matter.

wharle fforms-the bearing surface therethe opening orfotheri vise. arranging theflower' flange idiot-the wharle to beil of this shape any dirt or ifibre which falls "upon same instead oit' being directed into the wasl er cl and this extension 5 also forms: the inner boundaryofan annular groove where n any fiu-it or" fibre whichinay have gained accessto the under side of the wharle V 1s accommodated and prevented from seriously lnterfering wlth the=,lubr1cat1on.'

Beneath the casing-a is a washer or pad 7t I of felt or like absorbent material and this is retained within a receptacle]? which has a coverh as shownj Above this .pad a pertoratecldi'sc'W is superposed so that said disc h intervenes between the'base of the casing a and the upper part of the pad or washer it; thus when the pad' his re 'quired to be charged with lubricant; by filling same into the receptacle k the oil may pass through the-perforations 7L and so to H the pad h.

In carryi'ngout my invention into prac-' t1cal"efiect the felt Washers in the casing aare provided with the desired amount of liquid or semi-liquid lubricant, the cover. a then beingplaced upon same and then the wharle 7 being allowed to descend so that its bearing surface 6 contacts with .105 the washer (Z. Thelubricant is also allowed to "run through the hole 7L into the re-.'

of; said extension. Z9 contacting with the thence to the washer h and on this being done the spindle is in perfect working order. The felt washers and their casings are stationary and any lubricant thrown from tins thrust bearing by centrifugal force is checked by the casing a and its cover a and guided back to the felt washers c, 0 The pressure on the washer or pad 72 due to the weight it sustains ensures an adequate contact between said washer 72 and the spindle Z) to render the lubrication of the latter effective and e'l'licient so that the tube 52 of the wharle in its traverse over the spindle Z) is always prefectly lubricated.

Such being the nature and object of my said invention'what I claim is 1L Spindle apparatus for spinning frames of the type ret'erred to comprising in cont bination the following parts :an oil casing containing a thrust bearing and a soft absorbent washer, a wharle with. a lower flange in the form of a downwardly extending annular shield taking over said oil casing a bearing part on said wharle resting upon the said thrust bearing, and an absorbent washer within, a lower casing all substantially as herein described.

2. Spindle apparatus for spinning frames of the type referred to comprising in combination with the following parts :'-.-an oil casing, a thrust ball bearing in said oil casing, a soft absorbent washer beneath said ball bearingand in said oil casing, a wharle with a lower flange in the form 01 a downwardly extending annular shield taking over said oil easing, a bearing part on said wharle resting upon the said thrust bearing, and a lower absorbent and resilient washer acting as a cushion beneath t e said 'oil casing and resting on the litter rail.

In spindle apparatus for spinning; frames of the type referred to the employ ment in combination of devices as claimed in claim 1, in which the spindle wharle has lower flange of inverted cup shape the mouth thereof being wider than the upper end of said flangesubstantially as herein specified.

In swindle apparatus-as claimed in claim 1, a wharle with an annular wall such on the underside of the interior of 7 as 0- 1 cup shaped flange, substantially as herein specified.

J. WHITEHEAD. 

